There also seems to be a lack of desire to be reasonable. To consider the
effect upon oneself if one's own behavior is directed at
oneself.
Consider the Laws the **IA's of the world would like entered.
The three strikes rule that President Sarkozy was determined to implement even
though it was clearly pointed out he would be refused Internet Access under the
Law if it was applied to himself.
Sadly -
the U.S. does not have a Monopoly on the belief of behavior that seems to
indicate "I am above the Law!". Such an inherent - even if not conscious -
belief (drive?) seems to govern the pattern of thought of the average
person.
Do as I say and not as I do!
Kind of leaves me wondering if
that is possibly one of the underlying building blocks - possibly the primary -
that ends up creating what we consider Greed.
I wonder what percentage of
people that live by applying rules they apply to others against themselves
exhibit tendencies of Greed vs the percentage of those that prefer to only apply
rules to others. I'd expect the percentage in the first case to be very small
while the second case is very large.
If true... then holding individuals
- including those that form an entity (whether Government, Corporation, etc) -
to the very same rules they wish applied to others may have quite the impact on
decreasing greed.
Said individuals would have to be held to the rule
before they apply it to others for it to be an effective solution. Such as
Sarkozy lossing his access (all access, including from his government offices,
friends devices, etc) so he can ponder the effect of the rule properly.
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